Table 4.

Frequency that pre-specified factors are taken into account in the selection of offloading

Participant, patient, intervention and wound-related factors	Median	Range
Practitioner-related factors
Evidence-based practice	4	1 to 4
Personal experience/preference	3	2 to 4
Standard practice for your workplace*	3	0 to 4
Your expertise in prescribing/applying an intervention	4	1 to 4
The availability of staff to dedicate time required to apply/prescribe that intervention*	4	1 to 4
Whether an intervention will restrict wound care by the practitioner	4	1 to 4
Patient-related factors
Whether an intervention will restrict activities of daily living (ADLs)	4	0 to 4
Whether an intervention will restrict hygiene	3	1 to 4
Whether an intervention will restrict wound care by the patient	3	1 to 4
How easy it is for the patient to use the intervention	4	2 to 4
Patient preference	3	0 to 4
How active the patient is	3	0 to 4
Patient work requirements	3	1 to 4
Intervention-related factors
Cost	2	0 to 4
Whether an intervention may cause secondary complications	4	2 to 4
The availability of medical back up should secondary complications arise	4	0 to 4
Appearance of the intervention (i.e. looks)	1	0 to 2
Bulkiness and/or weight of the intervention	2	0 to 4
Whether an intervention will be well tolerated	3	2 to 4
How long an intervention will take to apply	2	0 to 4
Whether an intervention will cause gait instability	4	2 to 4
Wound-related factors
Size of ulcer	4	2 to 4
Location of ulcer	4	0 to 4
Depth of ulcer	4	2 to 4
Associated foot deformity	4	2 to 4
Previous partial foot amputation	4	2 to 4
Number of ulcers	4	0 to 4

Notes: (i) n = 36 for all variables except n = 35*, (ii) scale used was from 0 – 4 (Never = 0, Not often = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Always = 4).